Pardo, Albers set records in leading Illinois College to win

Sunday

Apr 20, 2014 at 10:07 PMApr 20, 2014 at 10:07 PM

Matthew Pardo and T.J. Albers set school batting records for Illinois College on Sunday as they led the Blueboys to a 19-14 win over Grinnell College in the first game of a Midwest Conference South Division doubleheader at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School.

Grinnell came back to win the second game 5-2, leaving I.C. 18-12 overall and 7-5 in the South Division. Grinnell is 12-14 and 5-3.

In the opener, Pardo singled in his first five at-bats and finished 5-for-6 to set a school record for hits in a game. Albers went 3-for-5 — including a home run and a double — and finished with a school-record seven runs batted in.

The Blueboys scored eight runs in the eighth inning and eventually outhit Grinnell 21-16.

I.C. stranded 11 baserunners in the second game, which saw losing pitcher Nick Duke (0-3) allow four hits and three earned runs over seven innings. Josh Krumwiede, Adam Hamerlinck and Zac Schoop had two hits apiece for the Blueboys.